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morning glory muffins

Morning Glory Muffins

These morning glory muffins have a little bit of everything to get your morning off on the right foot.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Servings: 18 muffins
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour whole wheat or all-purpose is also okay
  • 1 cup quick cooking oats* see note
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ⅓ cup avocado or light olive oil
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • 1 cup grated apple such as honeycrisp
  • 2 Cups grated carrot
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ½ cup chopped pecans, plus more for topping optional
  • 3 tablespoon ground flax seed optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Fill a muffin pan with liners and set aside.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, mix the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, mix the eggs, apple sauce, oil, maple syrup, and orange juice until well combined.
  4. Pour the flour mixture into the egg mixture and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.
  5. Using a large spoon or spatula, fold in the grated carrot, apples, raisins, ½ c pecans (if using), and flax (if using). Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them to the top. Top with extra pecans, if desired.
  6. Bake for 22-24 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10-15 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

 
Note: If you only have old-fashioned oats, pulse them in a food processor fitted with the knife blade for a few seconds. They should be chopped into smaller pieces but not ground.